Challenges
Nine Words to Strike from Your Vocabulary
I’m off to guide a team retreat – and last night, to prepare, I created a swear jar. You know – the kind where if you say a bad word, you add a predetermined amount of money to the jar, creating a small (and visible) penalty.
We’ll do the same in the retreat, however the swear words won’t be the typical four letter words we think of. The words we will be creating mindfulness about, in the quest to eradicate them from our vocabulary, are words you use all the time. As do I.
These are words that undermine our effectiveness. Our personal agency. That negate our momentum toward positive action.
What are the words that will cause loose change to move from pocket to swear jar? The list includes…